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Calendar These activities will be offered at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave. Information: 410-222-1818: Concerts at the center: •The Pascal Go-Getters perform a spring concert at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. •Frank Curreri will perform a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and other popular singers at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. •Last Chance Entertainment performs Motown, jazz, R&B and oldies but goodies at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Wellness day A Leg Wellness Day will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 16. Sponsored by Maryland Vein Professionals, the event will include a lecture describing vein diseases, free leg...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — This used to be tobacco country. Still is, but the demand for tobacco is down, the demand for soybeans and sweet potatoes is up, and the farmers have adjusted accordingly.This is not a land of pretense. On the highway leading into town,...

Medieval knights searching in all the wrong places for the Holy Grail, singing as they go, will help fuel the first full season in the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric. So will John Waters, Baltimore's champion of all...

What's the best way to fill an open space with smiles for a summer night? Fit in a big, bright movie screen, and hundreds are sure to follow. Every summer, in every corner of Baltimore, the light of the silvery moon turns outdoor silver screens into...

For all of us who thought the cartoons at the top of the bill were the sweetest part of any night at the movies, Warner Home Video has released the ultimate new animation collection. "Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume I" finds the...

Joseph B. Kelly, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher who enjoyed fine dining and listening to vintage jazz, died June 5 of renal failure at Northwest Hospital. He was 81.
The son of a chauffeur and a homemaker, Mr. Kelly was...

Infinity Theatre Company is offering a two-show summer season at Children's Theatre of Annapolis on Bay Head Road. The opening production, "My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra," runs weekends through July 10 and features a cast of four...

The next time the Ravens win a game at M&T Bank Stadium, they should be so lucky to get the kind of response four 50-something Irish guys got there Wednesday night.
Thousands of fans - the stadium estimated some 80,000 - welcomed U2 for their first...

Barry H. Landau has rubbed elbows with presidents, helped plan inaugurations, and claims one of the largest collections of Oval Officememorabilia outside museums and presidential libraries. His Manhattan apartment includes a collection of china...

Seven years after the Hippodrome Theatre reopened with a citywide celebration and an outpouring of civic optimism, the historic venue is struggling, beset by exorbitant utility expenses and an audience that is seemingly deserting in droves.Attendance...

That morning, as it rained ash, fire and debris all around him, Chris Cordisco sprinted as fast as he could through the streets of Manhattan.Instinct carried him to the Hudson River as the word "terrorism" bounced around in his head. The surreal...

He says his trash talking actually started on the basketball court years ago, the natural byproduct of participating in a New York summer street tournament that included NBA players.It’s hard to doubt Shaun Smith on this, especially when one learns that...

Anthony S. D'Anna, a retired Mars Super Markets Inc. executive and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke at Symphony Manor assisted-living facility in Roland Park.The longtime Timonium resident was 85.The son of an Italian...

Sunday, Jan. 15MLK holiday celebration The Howard County Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission holds its 27th annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Howard Community College's Horowitz Visual...

The fifth annual Red Pump Ball will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Residents Club Ballroom at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace.The fundraiser, held in conjunction with Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation, presented by Jiffy Lube of Aberdeen...

"It was a very good year," a musical tribute to Frank Sinatra starring Tony Sands, comes to Laurel for two shows, Sat., Jan. 21, at 8 p.m;. and Sun., Jan. 22, at 2 p.m., at Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St.Combine the Sinatra tribute with...

It's Sunday morning, not quite 8. Sunlight is peeking through the blinds in the Hyatt Regency Hotel room on Light Street where offensive lineman Marshal Yanda stays before every Ravens home game. His eyes are open. He might try to fall back to sleep,...